Etymology of the English suffix -fest
the English suffix
-festderived from the German word
Festderived from the Middle High German word
festderived from the Latin word
festum (holiday; festival; feast day)
derived from the Latin word
festus (festive, joyous; holiday)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhes-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-Derivations in English
chinfest,
funfest,
slugfest,
songfest,
gabfest,
talkfestUsage
Word found in Modern English
